Murder Of Gaven Brooks Essay

Through examination of all evidence that pertains to this case, investigators were able to narrow down, and eventually identify the suspect in the murder of Gaven Brooks. Through the analysis of not only fingerprints, saliva swabs, and hair follicles, it can easily be seen who the real perpetrator was. Also, through interviews with close friends and relatives, it was revealed that Peggy could not have been a potential suspect because of her allergy to grapes (could not have drank the wine found at the crime scene), Lauren could not have been a potential suspect because her shoe size was too big to fit the size five shoeprint that was found at the scene. Janice did not know how to drive, which means that it couldn’t have been her because the car was moved from the scene of the crime to an abandoned parking lot over twenty miles away.

Gaven at the time of his murder because she couldn’t have been the one to eat the chicken and deviled eggs. Rita lives too far to have committed the murder and make it home at the time her babysitter claims she saw her at. The only person, and the most likely person to have committed the crime is Elaine. She lived in downtown Centerville where the abandoned car was at, she had enough time to commit the crime, she was the only person out of all the potential suspects who could have drank the wine, ate the food, driven the car, matched the shoe size of the print that was found at the scene, and made it in a reasonable amount of time to match the time frame. Through all of this investigation, the evidence has pointed out and uncovered the true murderer, Elaine. Every day forensic investigators use tactics just like the ones that were discussed throughout the paper. It’s more than just looking for an admission of guilt, and interrogating potential suspects until they